Courses – Fall 2025 / Interdisciplinary

The courses listed below, which are interdisciplinary in nature, are currently offered at Quest.

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DISTINGUISHED GUEST LECTURE SERIES

Coordinators: Arlynn Greenbaum, Estelle Selzer, Karen Levin, Bob Reiss

This bimonthly Guest Lecture Series enhances the Quest program experience by inviting recognized experts in their fields to present on varied subjects.

EARTH: GEOGRAPHY

Coordinators: Judy Weis, Pete Weis

Our home is a solid planet, which can be studied from a wide variety of perspectives (e.g. ecology, geology, archaeology, history of the planet, evolution, art, poetry, and music), which will be different each semester.

EMOTIONAL DICHOTOMIES WITHIN

Coordinators: Elaine Martin, Donna Ramer

In this course, we’ll break down the dualities that live within each of us and better understand how we effectively harness and live with conflicting feelings, emotions, and values, which is a lifelong balancing act.

QUESTER'S CHOICE

Coordinators: Mary Beth Yakoubian, Bob Gottfried, Vince Grosso

What’s your personal passion? Chances are you will find it in Quester’s Choice, a new course featuring a broad variety of subjects.

TIME: THE WONDER OF IT

Coordinators: Andrea Irvine, David Bartash, Marion Schulthies

Time, an elusive and precious commodity, weaves through our lives, shaping experiences and defining moments.

WORLD OF RELIGIONS

Coordinators: Ruth Ward, Bob Gottfried

This is the third semester of an introduction to the basic religious concerns of humanity and the ways in which religions have developed in Eastern and Western history, giving intellectual, moral, and institutional expression to the meaning of human existence.